Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke about small businesses, women's issues and the recent shootings in California during a visit to New Hampshire on Thursday.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke about small businesses, women's issues and the recent shootings in California during a visit to New Hampshire on Thursday.

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Updated: 5:33 PM EST Dec 3, 2015

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WEBVTT HAS FOR AND JOINS US LIVE FROM NEWSROOM. REPORTER: JOSH, THIS IS HILLARY CLINTON'S 15TH TRIP TO THE GRANITE STATE STATE, SHE ADVOCATED FOR SMALL BUSINESS, DISCUSSED WOMEN'S ISSUES AND ADDRESSED THE RECENT SHOOTINGS IN CALIFORNIA. DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HILLARY CLINTON SPENT THE MORNING LEARNING ABOUT A SMALL BUSINESS I NASHUA. >> I SAID I WANT TO BE THE SMALL BUSINESS PRESIDENT. REPORTER: FROM THERE IT WAS ONTO A WOMEN'S ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY SUMMIT IN MANCHESTER. THERE SHE STARTED BY ADDRESSING THE SHOOTINGS IN SAN BERNARDIN CALIFORNIA. >> PRESIDENT OBAMA SPOKE THIS MORNING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT WAS TERROR RELATED. I KNOW THAT EVERYONE FROM THE F.B.I. TO LOCAL POLICE ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO FIND ANSWERS. REPORTER: SECRETARY CLINTON SAYS AS PRESIDENT SHE WILL FIGHT FOR GUN CONTROL, BUT ALSO TO KEEP FAMILIES STRONG BY FIGHTING FOR AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE AND EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN, SAYING EVE ONE IS A GROWTH STRATEGY. >> WE WANT TO BUILD THE MOST PRODUCTIVE AND HIGHLY SKILLED WORK FORCE THAT W POSSIBLY CAN. WE NEED TO VALUE WOMEN. REPORTER: BUT CLINTON SAYS AS WOMEN ACHIEVE MORE, THEY ARE STILL EARNING LESS, MAKING IT HARD TO HAVE A JOB AND HAVE A FAMILY. SHE SAYS MORE THAN HALF OF MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS ARE WOMEN, AND IT'S EVEN MORE HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WOMEN ALSO MAKE 70 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR COMPARED TO MEN, AND BECAUSE OF THAT CLINTON IS FIGHTING FOR THE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT. >> IT WOULD MAKE IT HARDER FOR EMPLOYERS TO JUSTIFY PAYING MEN AND WOMEN DIFFERENT WAGES FOR THE SAME WORK. REPORTER: AND THAT'S SOMETHING SHE SAYS SETS HER APART FROM OTHER CANDIDATES. >> IT'S VERY DIFFICULT WITH THE REPUBLICANS TO PROMOTE THIS IDEA OF EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK. THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN IT, THEY DON'T SUPPORT IT. AND HONEST TO GOODNESS, I DON'T KNOW WHO THEY SPEND THEIR TIME TALKING TO. REPORTER: SECRETARY CLINTON IS ENDING HER DAY IN DOVER RIGHT NOW WITH HER 16TH TOWN HALL MEETING, WE'LL HAVE MUCH MORE ON

Clinton discusses women's issues in NH visit

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke about small businesses, women's issues and the recent shootings in California during a visit to New Hampshire on Thursday.